Nollywood actress, producer and ROK Studios CEO Mary Remmy Njoku has spoken out about the worsening state of electricity supply across Nigeria, describing a national slide that has left many citizens more certain of darkness than of power.
In a recent social media post, the filmmaker shared her frustration over a “basic” service that continues to decline even as costs rise.
“How does a country move backwards on something as basic and essential as electricity while the cost keeps going up?” she asked.
Njoku, who has spent four decades in the country, reflected on how public attitudes have shifted over the years.
“In my four decades in Nigeria, I’ve gone from complaining when the lights went off to celebrating when they come on!” she wrote.
She then posed a pointed question about the nation’s direction:
“Are we actually making progress as a nation, or have we simply become better at surviving our FAILURES?”
The ROK Studios boss went further, noting the contrast with global advancement.
“Technology has advanced. The world has moved forward. yet somehow in Nigeria we’ve gone from complaining about 30mins of darkness to accepting 30 minutes of light,” she added.
Her comments capture a widely shared sense of exhaustion with unreliable power that disrupts homes, businesses and daily life. While some comments on the original report pointed to better supply on certain tariff bands, Njoku’s post focused on the broader experience of regression rather than isolated improvements.